diff --git a/core/json_api.php b/core/json_api.php
index c5926c546c..1252a374b7 100644
--- a/core/json_api.php
+++ b/core/json_api.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  */
 function json_url( $p_url, $p_member = null ) {
 	$t_data = url_get( $p_url );
-	$t_json = json_decode( $t_data );
+	$t_json = json_decode( utf8_encode($t_data) );
 
 	if( is_null( $p_member ) ) {
 		return $t_json;